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G♭ Piongio (Japanese) scale
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About the G flat Piongio (Japanese) scale

G flat Piongio (Japanese) is used for folk and pentatonic-flavored melodies. Think of it as a bright six-note scale with a flat seventh.

Its notes are G♭, A♭, C♭, D♭, E♭, and F♭. The formula is W 1½ W W H W.

G♭ Piongio (Japanese) uses four black keys on the piano, G♭, A♭, D♭, and E♭.

Notes and intervals

1GbG♭Root
2AbA♭Major 2nd
3CbC♭Perfect 4th
4DbD♭Perfect 5th
5EbE♭Major 6th
6FbF♭Minor 7th
StepsW 1½ W W H W
Semitones2-3-2-2-1-2
Degrees1 2 4 5 6 ♭7

Shapes

Chromatic

CC♯D♭DD♯E♭EFF♯G♭GG♯A♭AA♯B♭B

Circle of Fifths

CGDAEBF♯G♭C♯D♭G♯A♭D♯E♭A♯B♭F

Related scales

Piongio (Japanese) in other keys

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Gb Piongio (Japanese) scale on piano shown as colored note dots
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